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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "The Moon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?
(a) A tough outer shell.
(b) The ability to create a pearl.
(c) A fishy smell.
(d) A slimy texture.

2. What is Tug's theory about the two women supposedly sighted with Wayne Clancy?
(a) They are part of a child trafficking ring.
(b) They are taking him to his birth father.
(c) They are desperate for a child of their own.
(d) They are recruiters for a cult.

3. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?
(a) Theatrically joyous.
(b) Quietly desperate.
(c) Exaggeratedly sad.
(d) Aggressively cheerful.

4. What does Martina tell Val about Galway?
(a) She hates not being able to see the stars because of the city lights.
(b) The people there know ten times as much about the world as Val does.
(c) She wishes that she had gone to Dublin instead.
(d) It seems as far away as the moon to people like him.

5. What does the page 38 expression "the lights were going up in just over an hour" mean?
(a) Dawn is just over an hour away.
(b) The streetlights will be on in just over an hour.
(c) They will be changing the electric sign over the Peacock in just over an hour.
(d) The Peacock will close in just over an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is evident in the phrase, "stall by a booth as she swabbed down tabletops sticky with spilled spirits" (41)?

2. In Teddy's opinion, how has constant attention affected Sarah's personality?

3. When Teddy says that he and his friends were "flummoxed," what is he saying about them (21)?

4. What is the likely rhetorical purpose of the midges and the fly mentioned in the story?

5. What does Tug offer the boy as a toll for using "his" bridge?

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